Baggies U21 1 West Ham U21 0

West Bromwich Albion U21 1 West Ham United U21 0 - full time report

West Bromwich Albion

David Whinyates

Adil
Nabi’s well-struck free-kick just before half-time enabled West Bromwich Albion to finish their Under-21 Premier League season on a high note.

It was a keenly contested match at the
Baggies’ training ground, with the 45th minute winner coming after Nabi
himself had been brought down just outside the box by Jordan Spence, following a good ball by his brother Samir Nabi.

Adil Nabi’s 20-yard free-kick was deflected and left goalkeeper Jake Larkins no chance.

The
first half was protracted because of an injury to West Ham’s Matthias Fanimo, who had to be stretchered off. Both sides threatened, with Adil Nabi going closest to scoring with a long-range effort that hit the bar.

Shortly after the interval Albion’s Cameron Gayle saw a header deflected just over and Romaine Sawyers fired wide.

Sawyers
had a great chance to put David Oldfield’s men firmly in the driving seat, but after running onto a fine pass by Adil Nabi the young striker failed to find the target.

It
was entertaining as Hammers’ Elliott Lee had a great shot tipped over by Shane Lewis in the 67th minute and three minutes later Adil Nabi’s curling shot was saved by Larkin.

The
Hammers staged a spirited finale, with George Moncur’s free-kick hitting the bar, Robert Hall having a shot taken by Lewis and Lee’s effort being blocked for a corner, but Albion held on to claim an encouraging victory.